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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

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On Drax's AGM, its Smokestacks Tell the Truth About Biomass

Expert BlogEast, InternationalElly Pepper
Today, Drax will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), where it will tell its shareholders and the world how great it's doing and claim that our planet's future depends on industrial biomass energy.

Let There Be Efficient Light

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoe Vukovich
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it is issuing two important regulations that will make the nation’s lightbulbs much more efficient, saving consumers money and reducing climate-warming carbon pollution at the same time.

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill

Expert BlogUnited StatesYvette Cabrera, Nina Sevilla
A new report provides recommendations across food waste prevention, surplus food rescue, food waste recycling, and coordination in food waste policy in the 2023 Farm Bill.

California Sets Standards for 100% EV Sales

Expert BlogCaliforniaKathy Harris, Dr. Simon Mui
California's proposed standards require one-third of vehicles sold by manufacturers to be electric vehicles (EVs) starting in model year 2026, moving towards 100 percent of sales in 2035.

Delta Voluntary Agreements Are a “Plan to Fail” in Droughts

Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi
Rather than planning for droughts and ensuring that minimum water quality objectives are achieved in critically dry years, the proposed voluntary agreement appears to be a “plan to fail” to protect the Delta in future droughts.

What to Look for at the First National Heat-Health Meeting

Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible
At the first-ever National Meeting of the National Integrated Heat Health Information System, practitioners from across the country will discuss how to keep America safe from deadly heat.

Reducing Carbon Pollution from Transportation

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas
This week the U.S. Department of Transportation delivered new guidance for a key program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Carbon Reduction Program.

On This Earth Day: Outrage and Hope

Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalManish Bapna
We must find opportunity amid crisis and seize the moment for change—at home and abroad.

Funding Both Sides of a War

Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalDeron Lovaas
It’s unavoidably true that we remain addicted to oil.